Well a concession speech is nice and sportsman like but one isn’t necessary from the loser for the winner to be declared the winner by the secretary of state when the vote is certified. Let’s just take the win and Begich can go pound sand!
I wouldn’t have been blamed Gillespie one bit here in Va if he never had issued a concession statement. Another words...stay mum, make some private remarks to his supporters and go on with his life. Republicans won 8 out of 11 congressional districts and by that proportionality alone Gillespie should have taken the race. The word is out in some circles that some voters confused old senator John warner with Mark warner and there were other irregularities coming out of Fairfax county and Richmond who always announce their vote counts last!
If the Grubergate videos had gotten the exposure leading up to the election instead of post-election, Ed Gillespie would likely be your Senator-elect today.
Same for Scott Brown in NH. All in all, fewer of these late races would have been close.